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Leading the News

Updated July 29, 2005 4:38 p.m. ET

Key figures in the Murdoch family and at News Corp.:

Lachlan Murdoch: At one point, 33-year-old Lachlan seemed to have the best shot at succeeding his father, Rupert Murdoch, as head of News Corp. For the past five years, he's been serving as deputy chief operating officer of News Corp., overseeing the company's U.S. television stations, the New York Post and other businesses.